Issue 39, 2018

Chimera: enabling hierarchy based multi-objective optimization for self-driving laboratories

Abstract

Finding the ideal conditions satisfying multiple pre-defined targets simultaneously is a challenging decision-making process, which impacts science, engineering, and economics. Additional complexity arises for tasks involving experimentation or expensive computations, as the number of evaluated conditions must be kept low. We propose Chimera as a general purpose achievement scalarizing function for multi-target optimization where evaluations are the limiting factor. Chimera combines concepts of a priori scalarizing with lexicographic approaches and is applicable to any set of n unknown objectives. Importantly, it does not require detailed prior knowledge about individual objectives. The performance of Chimera is demonstrated on several well-established analytic multi-objective benchmark sets using different single-objective optimization algorithms. We further illustrate the applicability and performance of Chimera with two practical examples: (i) the auto-calibration of a virtual robotic sampling sequence for direct-injection, and (ii) the inverse-design of a four-pigment excitonic system for an efficient energy transport. The results indicate that Chimera enables a wide class of optimization algorithms to rapidly find ideal conditions. Additionally, the presented applications highlight the interpretability of Chimera to corroborate design choices for tailoring system parameters.

Graphical abstract: Chimera: enabling hierarchy based multi-objective optimization for self-driving laboratories

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
21 5 2018
Accepted
04 8 2018
First published
28 8 2018
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Sci., 2018,9, 7642-7655

Chimera: enabling hierarchy based multi-objective optimization for self-driving laboratories

F. Häse, L. M. Roch and A. Aspuru-Guzik, Chem. Sci., 2018, 9, 7642 DOI: 10.1039/C8SC02239A

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